Etymology

Kinnersley

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Today it means: A village and civil parish (served by Kinnersley and District Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3449). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name Cyneheard, which is composed by the suffix cyne- (“royal”) + heard (“hard, rigid, firm”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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